Articles

• Will the Laser Last, or Will the Lens Win Out?

  By John F. Doane, MD, FACS

• Is It Time to Try Bimanual Phaco?

  David F. Chang, MD; Joseph F. Gravlee, Jr, MD, MSEE, ABES; and William J. Fishkind, MD, FACS, share their opinions on the current and future position of this procedure.

  By Alicia Fagan, Senior Editor

• Innovations in Laser Cataract Extraction

  Surgeons who employ this modality for the majority of their cataract procedures are individualizing their techniques.

  By Iman Ali Pahlavi, MD

• Microphaco Instrumentation

  A discussion of pitfalls and concerns.

  By Randall J. Olson, MD

• LASIK for Treating Astigmatism After PKP

  A two-step procedure offers advantages over a one-step technique.

  By HAZEM E. HAROUN, MD, AND JORGE L. ALIÓ, MD, PhD

• Cataract Challenge

  Traumatic Iris Coloboma

  By Steven B. Siepser, MD,FACS;and Michael Young, COA

• Refractive Challenge

  LASIK Epithelial Sliders

  By Stephen A. Updegraff, MD, FACS

• Understanding the Light Adjustable Lens

  The ability to modify an IOL’s power postoperatively is a distinct advantage.

  By Daniel M. Schwartz, MD

• The Customized IOL

  Computer-generated calculations help create customized lens implants.

  By Paul-Rolf Preussner, MD, PhD

• Update on Accommodative IOLs

  Three physicians share their analysis of the SmartLens, the CrystaLens, and the Akkommodative 1CU.

  By I. Howard Fine, MD

• The Vision Membrane

  A new anterior chamber device corrects presbyopia, as well as moderate-to-severe myopia and hyperopia.

  By Lee T. Nordan, MD

• The Future of Multifocal IOLs

  Technological advancements may produce a lens that provides excellent optical quality without unwanted visual phenomena.

  By Mark Packer, MD; I. Howard Fine, MD;and Richard S. Hoffman, MD

• Update on the AcrySof

  Results of the multicenter study of the AcrySof Multifocal IOL

  By Stephen F. Brint, MD, FACS

• Recent IOL Patents

  A look into the future.

  By Matt Pesotski, Associate Editor, and India Birdsong, Editorial Assistant

• A Strand of Pearls

  Providing excellent customer service requires patience and dedication, but it yields an enduring reward.

  By Shareef Mahdavi

• Your 2003 Marketing Strategy

  Plan carefully, spend cautiously, and monitor your results closely.

  By Michael W. Malley

• Expert Witnesses Beware

  West Virginia Appellate Court finds that party’s suit against expert witnesses for negligence and malpractice is not frivolous.

  By Adam B. Krafczek, Jr, Esq

• Studying Response

  Dynamic wavefront analysis reveals interesting activity in pseudophakic accommodation.

  By H. Burkhard Dick, MD

• Fourth-Generation Fluoroquinolones

  New weapons in the arsenal of ophthalmic anti-infectives.

  By David C. Ritteband, MD

• 5 Questions With Y. Ralph Chu, MD

  Dr. Chu discusses the importance of good practice management and the future of refractive surgery.

  By Y. Ralph Chu, MD